SSC Stenographer 2024 PYQ — Question 48

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

A savanna is a kind of rolling grassland dotted with isolated trees and shrubs. The grasslands of Australia are known as the bush. The grassland plains of North America are referred to as the prairie. A vast plain with hills and forests is called savanna. Africa has the (1)______ savannas. In the savanna of Africa, wet and dry are the two seasons. The dry season is shorter for two to three months near the equator, longer for nine to ten months near the tropics, and longer for five to six months in the majority of the savanna. Heavy downpours (2)______ during the wet seasons. In the dry seasons,vegetative life develops exceptionally quickly. Savanna grass rises two to three metres whereas forests are sparse. There are places where there aren’t many trees. Strong evaporation (3)_______ tree leaves to fall off and bushes and grass to wither during the dry season. It frequently starts a fire that spreads to large areas. Everything (4)_______ so lovely during the wet season—grass sprouts, trees and bushes turn green, and so on. Take a stroll through the savanna to see a (5)________ of animals, including elephants, giraffes, and zebras. The savanna is also home to the lion, the animal king.